Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, typical CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $4 million, to an average of $17.7 million in 2023. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $18,240 over the past decade, earning on average just $65,470 in 2023.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKTX | Nkarta, Inc. | Paul Hastings | 2023 | $2,934,715 |
| LCTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. | Brian Culley | 2023 | $2,905,130 |
| CVBF | CVB Financial Corp. | David Brager | 2023 | $2,838,638 |
| MPAA | Motorcar Parts OF America Inc. | Selwyn Joffe | 2023 | $2,830,752 |
| INBX | Inhibrx, Inc. | Mark Lappe | 2023 | $2,802,021 |
| KOD | Kodiak Sciences Inc. | Victor Perlroth | 2023 | $2,725,068 |
| VLD | Velo3d, Inc. | Bradley Kreger | 2023 | $2,721,676 |
| BMEA | Biomea Fusion, Inc. | Thomas Butler | 2023 | $2,707,309 |
| HIPO | Hippo Holdings Inc. | Richard McCathron | 2023 | $2,660,000 |
| LYEL | Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. | Lynn Seely | 2023 | $2,647,476 |
| AHPA | Omniab, Inc. | Matthew Foehr | 2023 | $2,647,424 |
| CTMX | Cytomx Therapeutics, Inc. | Sean McCarthy | 2023 | $2,611,138 |
| RVPH | Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | Laxminarayan Bhat | 2023 | $2,607,247 |
| AVO | Mission Produce, Inc. | Stephen Barnard | 2023 | $2,575,284 |
| RGLS | Regulus Therapeutics Inc. | Joseph Hagan | 2023 | $2,575,123 |
| TRTX | TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | Doug Bouquard | 2023 | $2,574,570 |
| MNTS | Momentus Inc. | John Rood | 2023 | $2,560,269 |
| ELDN | Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David-Alexandre Gros | 2023 | $2,553,153 |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | Carl Eschenbach | 2024 | $2,521,664 |
| AVD | American Vanguard Corp. | Eric G. Wintemute | 2023 | $2,509,773 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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